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    In addressing two of the more significant human rights struggles of the 20th century‚ the Holocaust in the 1940’s and the civil rights movement in the 1960’s‚ one finds many similarities between the struggles of both oppressed peoples. In both societies‚ laws inhibited and prohibited many actions and freedoms of Jewish and African Americans‚ respectively. The proactive actions of individuals in the American civil rights movement succeeded in changing laws because of their willingness to disobey

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    Tom Sawyer Adventurous

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    things and grow closer to each other. Tom Sawyer is Huck’s best friend who influences what Huck does frequently throughout the novel. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ by Mark Twain‚ Tom Sawyer is portrayed as selfish‚ adventurous‚ and dramatic.

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    The Story of Tom Brennan

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    them to move on and achieve growth and progression in their maturation phases. The novel “The Story of Tom Brennan” follows the Brennan Family in the aftermath of a fatal car crash in which the protagonists (Tom Brennan) brother Daniel was drunk behind the wheel which ended up taking the lives of two others and paralysing a third person (Fin). The story follows the Brennans and it shows how Tom Brennan struggles to cope with past events. JC Bourke was able to use a large variety of techniques in

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    Tom Joad's Philosophy

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    Throughout the book‚ Tom Joad’s philosophy evolves. He made a friend and wanted to follow his path and think the way he does. Tom Joad finds himself following the path of Jim Casy and he takes different types of actions to prove that he is closure to Casy’s beliefs. In the beginning of the book‚ Tom Joad is not really interested of what is happening around him‚ he is mostly in his own world. Tom meets Casy and then they both reunite with Tom’s family. When the car broke down‚ Tom and Casy had to

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    Gatsby vs. Tom By: Ryan Leger In The Great Gatsby the author describes Gatsby and Daisy’s husband Tom- and as he depicts their characteristics‚ the reader is able to observe similarities and differences between them. The similarities I’m going to discuss are their desire for success and social status‚ their determination for the things they desire‚ and their hatred for one another. The differences that contrast these similarities are their desire for success and social status for different reasons

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    faith of her Christianity. One of the main themes throughout the text is human rights. Stowe depicts slavery by expressing that slavery took many rights away from the enslaved. The loss of the basic right to have and raise a family is not an option for these slaves which might be slavery’s cruelest effect. Stowe targeted mainly her white female audience‚ because she was a female author‚ and addressed this denial of human rights. By knowing that she would find empathy in this group of people that were

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    Tom Brennan- 1. How do the positive and negative consequences of different experiences impact on the lives of the individuals in the texts you have studied? In your response make detailed reference to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing. Positive consequence Negative consequence “Into the world” Quotes Going out into the world creates many different experiences that can consequently impact the lives of the individuals. The experience can be both positive

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    cruel to their slaves. I say that Shelby is the “good” slave owner because he shows some feelings towards his slaves. Shelby is forced to sell some of his best slaves to Mr. Haley because he is in debt. He decides on selling 2 slaves to Haley‚ Uncle Tom and Harry; the son of a slave named Eliza. Shelby didn’t want to sell but he knew that he had to. The fact that Shelby was sort of reluctant in selling Eliza’s son harry shows to me that even though he owned slaves he might be sort of a decent human

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    Innocence of Tom Robinson

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    In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird represents Tom Robinson‚ who was a peaceful man that never did any harm. To kill or harm him would be a sin. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ tells Scout and Jem‚ "I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard‚ but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit’em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."(p.69) The mockingbird represents Tom Robinson because he does not have his own “song”. Whereas‚ the blue

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    Character Development in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ Tom is introduced as a rebellious and self-centered boy who uses his intelligence to manipulate people for his own gain. Throughout the course of the story Tom learns important lessons that lead him to appreciate‚ respect‚ and look out for others. When Tom is first introduced he is described as a free-willed and careless boy who constantly disobeys his aunt to get attention. He usually skips school and goes

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